Collapsible wall-shelf.



No. 841,484. PATENTED JAN. 15, 1907;;

E. CAMPBELL, GOLLAPSIBLE WAL'L SHELF,

APPLICATION IILED ()OT.2' 1905.

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ELEANOR A. CAMPBELL, OF HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA.

COLLAPSIBLE WALL-SHELF.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 15, 1907.

Application filed October 2, 1905. Serial No. 280,866.

To (tZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELEANOR A. CAMP- BELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hollywood, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Collapsible W'alhShelves, of which the following is a specification.

An object of this invent on 1s to provlde shelves for books and the like which may be collapsed and stored in a trunk or valise for the use of students, tourists, and others who are liable to occupy strange or temporary quarters where appropriate provision may not be made for the accommodation of books and magazines which the student, tourist, or

other person may desire to have at hand ready for use.

An object is to construct such a device in a simple and attractive form and of light inexpensive material and which will occupy but comparatively small space when the device is folded ready for packing.

The invention may be embodied in wire or art metal, aluminium, brass, or any other suitable material.

The accompanying drawings illustrate the invention.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of collapsible wall-shelves embodying my invention ready to he hung on the wall. Fig. 2 is a view of the same collapsed. Fig. 3 is a fragmental plan view of the same erect ready for use. Fig. 4 is a detail of the construction at the upper right-hand corner of Fig. 1. Figs. 5 and 6 show the construction of the looped support or other extension of the intermediate member. Fig. 7 is a fragmental sectional detail to illustrate either of the pintles 16 O1 17. V

The device as shown is formed of wire and comprises two sets 1 and 2 of parallel shelf members which are respectively marked with the characters 3, 4, 5, and6.

7 and 8 designate upright end members and 9 an upright intermediate member, re spectively, provided with upright extensions 10, 11, and 12, with means, as eyes 13, 14, and 15, for fastening the same to the wall or for otherwise suspending the shelves. Each of the end members is desirably formed with pintles 16, 17 and 18, around which wires 19, 20, and 21 are bent, thus forming a rigid end piece with extensions, as 7 10 and 8 11.

I I l 22 designates a wire formed as a brace extending diagonally across each of the end pieces fastened at the upperback corner thereof, which is provided with eyes 13 and 15, respectively, and fastened to the lower front corner thereof, the fastening being preferably directly to the pintle.-

The shelf members are preferably formed of wires 23, each of which is provided at its end with a coil, as 24 and 25, the ends 01' which coils of adjacent wires 23 come together, as shown at 26, to form stops to prevent the shelf members from folding upwardly toward each other. These stops are formed at intermediate points on pintles 27 and 28.

The intermediate extension 12 is pivoted to the upper intermediate pintle 28 so as to fold down between the upper extensions 10 and 11 of the end members, thus to bring the package into a more compact form when the same is folded.

The hin e-pivots 16 17 27 28 are at right angles to the uprights 7, 8, and9, so that the folding will take place as specified.

In practical use the pintles 16, 17, 27, and 28 serve as pivots upon which the shelf members pivot so that the end members, with their extensions 8 11 and 7 10, may be folded downward from the intermediate member 9 into the position shown in Fig. 2. The intermediate extension 12 is pivoted to the pintle 28, so that-it may fold down, as indicated in said Fig. 2.

What I claim is K 1. End and intermediate uprights and parallel horizontal shelf members hinged to and connecting the uprights, the hinge-pivots being at right angles to the uprights.

2. End and intermediate uprights, parallel horizontal shelf-members hinged to said uprights, and means for suspending the uprights, the hinge-pivots being at right angles to the uprights.

3. Two sets of parallel shelves, an upright to which both sets of shelves are hinged at one end of said shelves on opposite sides of the upright, upright end members hinged to the shelf members, and means at the rear for suspending the uprights.

4. Two uprights, an intermediate upright, and two sets of parallel shelf members hinged to the intermediate upright on opposite sides thereof and folding downward, stops being provided to prevent the shelf members from folding upward, said two uprights being hinged respectively to the opposite ends of the said sets of shelf members.

5. Two sets of parallel shelf members; two end members extending across the ends of the shelf members, one end. member being hinged to one end of one set and the other end member being hinged to one end of the other set; and an intermediate member extending across the other ends of both sets of shelf members and hinged thereto.

6. Two sets of parallel shelf members; two end members extending across the ends of the shelf members, one end member being hinged to one end of one set and the other end member being hinged to one end of the other set; and an. intermediatememloer extending across the other ends of both sets of shelf members and hinged thereto, stops being provided for preventing the shelfmembers from folding upward at the intermediate member.

7 Two sets of parallel shelf members; two end members extending across the ends of the shelf members, one end member being hinged to one end of one set and the other end member being hinged to one end of the other set; an intermediate member extending across the other ends of both sets of shelf members and hinged thereto, and eyes con nected. with the end and intermediate members at one edge thereof.

8. Two sets of parallel shelf members; two end members extending across the ends of the shelf members, one end member being hinged to one end of one set and the other end member being hinged to one end of the other set, an intermediate member extending across the other ends of both sets of shelf members and hinged thereto, and eyes connected with the end and intermediate members at one edge thereof and extending transmembers, and shelf members hinged to the end members and connected together intermediately by a hinge-joint constructed to prevent the shelf members from folding upward toward each other.

1 1. all-shelves comprising two end members, shelf members hinged to the end members and connected together intermediately by a hinge-joint constructed to prevent the I shelf members from folding upward toward each other, and supports connected with the end members and the intermediate joint.

12. l/Vall-shelves formed of wire and com.' prising pintles arranged in pairs; standards secured to one of said pairs; standards secured to another of sa1d pairs; and wires pro vided with end coils and connected with the pintles to form shelves extending between the standards, the intermediate portion of the shelves being formed by pintles and end coils through which the pintles extend, said end coils being constructed for engagement with each other to prevent the shelf-wires from folding upward toward each other.

13. all-shelves formed of wire and comprising pintles arranged in pairs; standards secured to one of said pairs; standards secured to another of said pairs; wires provided with end coils and connected with the pintles to form shelves extending between the standards; the intermediate portion of the shelves being formed by pintles and end coils through which the pintles extend; and an intermediate upright connecting the intermediate pintles said end coils being constructed for engagement with each other to prevent the shelf-wires from folding upward toward each other.

14. Wall-shelves formed of wire and comprising pintles arranged'in pairs; standards secured to one of said. pairs; standards secured to another of said pairs; wires provided with end coils and connected with the pintles to form shelves extending between the standards; the intermediate portion of the shelves being formed by pintles and end coils through which the pintles extend; and an intermediate upright connecting the i'ntermediate pintles; said end coils being constructed for engagement with each other to prevent the shelfwires from folding upward: toward each other; said standards extending above the upper shelf.

15. Wallshelves formed of wire and comprising pintles arranged in pairs; standards secured to one of said pairs; standards secured to another of said pairs; wires pro vided with end coils and connected with the pintles to form shelves extending between the standards; the intermediate portion of the shelves being formed by pintles and end coils through which the pintles extend; and

an intermediate upright connecting the intermediate pintles said end coils being con structed for engagement with each other to prevent the shelf-wires from folding upward toward each other; said standards extending above the upper shelf; an upward extension being provided for the intermediate upright.

, 16. WValLshelves formed of wire and comprising pintles arranged in pairs; standards secured to one of said pairs; standards secured to another of said pairs; wires provided with end coils and connected with the above the upper shelf; and an extension of pintles to form shelves extending between the intermediate upright hinged to the upper the standards; the intermediate portion of intermediate pintle. the shelves being formed by pintles, and end I In testimony whereof I have hereunto set 5 coils through which the pintles extend; an my hand, at Los Angeles, California, this 23d 15 intermediate upright connecting the interday of September, 1905. mediate pintles said end coils being coni ELEANOR A. CAMPBELL.

structed for engagement with each other to In presence of prevent the shelf-wires from folding upward JAMES R. TOWNSEND,

10 toward each other; said standards extending JULIA TOWNSEND. 

